maybe he can be enlisted as an ally? Tim's dad might possibly listen better to "It's not going to happen and it is entirely appropriate for it to not-happen and you need to deal with that" if it comes from both Tim and from an actual priest.
That's...not a bad idea. I don't know what the priest is like, since we've never gone to church there (although it's a lazy 10-minute walk away), but I would think a reasonable priest would understand that it's just not happening for us. His dad might indeed take the news better if it came from an official priest, rather than his heathen son.
Scrappy, yeah, I love guilt with my Sad Desk Lunch.
But I have to admit, I'd have been messed-up inside for a while if something happened to Richard Engel in Syria, even though he is totes insane.
Waiting on my full iron panel because my hematologist was not impressed with the bloodwork my PCP did. The good news is if I do need iron infusions again, they're safe during pregnancy so I wouldn't hav to delay anything. Now I'm only worried that my iron isn't low enough for infusion because I'm freakin exhausted.
OTOH, if you *do* for some unfathomable reason get church-married, I will PAY YOU to liveblog the wedding prep retreat, because that would be golden (also because if you actually go through that horrible thing you deserve combat pay).
Hahahah--as an engagement "present" my dad gave my sister (not practicing) and her Muslim fiancée (who were shacked up) pre-Cana retreat. Apparently it was awful.
Road trip. Vegas. Elvis impersonator.
Okay, so that's my own elopement dream, not a suggestion, but dang, everything one has to go through to get married in ANY religious tradition gives me the shakes. Too much pressure, too many rules.
Y'all, I had the craziest, most disturbing dream last night I've had in years. I'm afraid it was a reaction to the Valium. Has anyone ever heard of that happening? There are a lot of "calming" herbs like valerian that I can't take because of nightmares, but if I get to the point I can't take a Valium anymore without having a nightmare, that will be bad.
Road trip. Vegas. Elvis impersonator.
Oh, we've talked about that idea. Or, more generally, eloping. Prolly won't, because we do want our immediate families there, and I can't see everyone packing up and going to Vegas.
Recipe for Gluten free "Chips Ahoy" style cookies.
Maybe I'm too practical or not romantic enough, but a wedding is only one day. A marriage is (supposed to be) a lifetime.
That said, the proper default role for a groom's father at a wedding is to stay seated and keep his mouth shut unless offering a toast to the happy couple. Or if he's paying for things.
